Cities and towns face language barriers as they prepare to vaccinate Japan's foreign residents
With their hands already full, some municipalities are less prepared than others and many have been forced to put the issue on the back burner.
Controversial Indian vaccine already in use found to be 81% effective
Covaxin was granted emergency approval before its final stage testing was complete, but many offered initial injections failed to turn up to avoid it.
'When will it end?': How a changing virus is reshaping scientists’ views on COVID-19
Vaccine breakthroughs had initially sparked hope that the virus could be largely contained, but data on new variants has undercut that optimism.
The vaccine revolution is coming inside tiny bubbles of fat
If messenger-RNA vaccines are the breakout medicine of the pandemic, then the tiny lipid spheres that bring them into people’s cells are the unsung heroes.
This patch developed in Japan could let you vaccinate yourself
The "biobattery-powered microneedle patch" allows a vaccine to be absorbed faster than with the medical patches currently available commercially.
Biden expects enough vaccine supplies for all American adults by end of May
U.S. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that there would be enough doses of the coronavirus vaccine available for the entire adult population in the United States by the end of May, although he said it would take longer to actually inoculate everyone, and he ...
COVID-19 vaccine recipient in Japan dies but connection uncertain
The woman received a Pfizer Inc. shot on Friday and died Monday, and the causal relationship between her death and the vaccine is indeterminable, the health ministry said.
Moderna and Takeda to seek COVID-19 vaccine approval in Japan
The request, which could come as early as Friday, will be the third such application for regulatory approval.
France and Germany struggle to sell AstraZeneca vaccine safety
Already facing a daunting COVID-19 vaccination challenge, French and German authorities are fighting to convince more people that a jab from the pharma giant AstraZeneca is just as effective as others. Stocks of the vaccines from the British-Swedish firm are going unused in both countries ...
Probe launched after 1,032 doses of COVID-19 vaccine spoil in Japan
The health ministry said 172 vials of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine were rendered useless after a freezer breakdown over the weekend.
Amid scramble for COVID-19 vaccine, Latin America turns to Russia
As many wealthier developed nations have signed big deals with large drugmakers, other countries have faced difficulties securing adequate vaccine supplies.
Medical worker shares vaccine experience, saying discomfort gone in three days
As Japan gears up for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, a medical worker who received her first shot last week has shared her experience, saying she had a mild pain after getting the vaccine but the discomfort disappeared in three days. The worker at a Tokyo ...
